Air Pollution - Particulates Matter

Dr. Peter Carter and Paul Beckwith discuss the problem of air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels and its effects on human health and mortality.

This video was recorded on September 17th, 2021, and published on October 13th, 2021.

• The fact that Air Pollution is a Global Health Emergency
• The various forms of air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as Greenhouse Gas emissions, Particulates, and increases in toxic Ground Level Ozone.
• How fossil fuel air pollution has been correlated with 10 Million deaths globally per year.
• How it also contributes to chronic health conditions and shortens life spans.
• How governments continue to subsidize the fossil fuel industry to the tune of 5 Trillion dollars per year.

Links:

• Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem
• Ozone Pollution: A Major Health Hazard Worldwide
• Breathing Polluted Air Shortens People’s Lives by an Average of 3 Years, a New Study Finds
• Pollution likely to cut 9 years of life expectancy of 40% of Indians
• Stern Review

Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire – Climate Reality Leader, Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP26 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: crowander.com

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• Image and Video Attributions